by CTCA | Mar 4, 2021 | EOI
Request for Expression of interest to develop anInformation Management System for CTCA Introduction: The Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA) was established in July 2011 by the World Health Organization, with funding from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
by CTCA | Oct 2, 2020 | News, News
Smokers are worried. A respiratory disease is running rampant across the globe and people with unhealthy lifestyle habits appear to be especially vulnerable. We know smokers hospitalised with COVID-19 are more likely to become severely unwell and die than non-smokers...
by CTCA | Sep 21, 2020 | News, News
Ozayr Patel, The Conversation A podcast from The Conversation Africa’s Pasha series, giving young people five ways to stop smoking Most adult smokers take up the habit before the age of 20. So, if governments can prevent young people from smoking, it’s likely...
by CTCA | May 31, 2020 | News
Bontle Mbongwe, University of Botswana The 2020 World No Tobacco Day is unique and historic as it comes at the time when countries across the world are on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For Botswana the day is particularly poignant. The country has banned...
by CTCA | May 31, 2020 | News, News
Sam Filby, University of Cape Town and Corné van Walbeek, University of Cape Town Tobacco use kills more than 8 million people each year. Most adult smokers start smoking before the age of 20. This implies that if one can get through adolescence without smoking, the...
